Pr
otection of thee nvironment
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
your vehicle is
directl yrelated tothew ay yo uoperat eyour
ve hicle.
Yo uc an help toprotect thee nvironmen tby
operating your vehicle in an environmentally-
re sponsible manner .Please obser vethef ol‐
lowing recommendations on ope rating condi‐
tions and pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet yrep ressur eisc or‐
re ct. #
Do no tcarry anyu nnecessar yweight
(e.g. roof luggag eracks once youno
lon gern eed them). #
Adher etot he service inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alw aysh ave service workcar ried out at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine. #
Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Driv ecarefully and maintai nasuita ble
di st anc efromt hevehicle in front. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Chang egear in good time and use each
ge ar on lyup toÔ of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine in stationar ytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusin gthe EC Ostart/s top
function. #
Driv einaf uel-efficient manne r. Ta
ke -bac kofe nd-of-lif evehicles
EU count ries onl y:
Mercedes-Benzw illtak eb acky our end-of-life
ve hicle fore nvironment-friendly disposal in
accordance wit hthe European Union (EU) End-
of-Lif eVehicles Directive.
An etwo rkofvehicle take -ba ckpoint sand dis‐
mantler shas been es tablished fory ou toreturn
yo ur vehicle. Youc an lea veit at an yofthese
points free of charge .T hism akes an impor tant
contribution toclosing ther ecycling circle and
conserving resources.
Fo rfurther information about ther ecycling and
disposal of end-of-lif evehicles, and thet ake-
bac kconditions, please visit then ational
Mercedes-Benz websit efor your count ry. Gene
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